Wellness & Yoga Services
Employee Well-Being, Yoga & Meditation, Wellness Coaching
Cultural change and individual behavior change starts with one step. I welcome the opportunity to help you or your organization begin on the path of lasting and transformative health & well-being.
"Your presentation was truly different from any of the other ones I've attended. I learned new information and thought about things in new ways.
— Participant, Employee Wellness Workshop
"Our amazing staff in the Dean's Office can't stop talking about how awesome you are! Whatever you did today, you have to share more broadly!"
— Associate Dean, University of New Hampshire
Additional Offerings:
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Personal values play a significant role in helping employee well-being and creating an empowering workplace culture. Values are the base of well-being.
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Personal strengths to assist in the movement away from a deficit mindset by recognizing and utilizing individual character strengths for personal and company growth.
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Goal setting that is inspiring and attainable. This is not a SMART goal training, instead science of other goal setting research will be utilized.
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Understanding and eliciting the relaxation response for clarity of mind and body, skills employees can deploy at any moment.
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Identity-based stress, a continuation of the stress mindset to explore how identity, culture, and systems impact mental health.
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Workplace burnout and how employees and employers can take collective action.
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Yoga and mindfulness meditation as somatic practices that allow people to feel well-being in their body.
Employee Wellness
Create a Culture of Well-Being
With over 20 years experience providing wellness education, supporting employees has been the most rewarding. I understand the importance to company culture and employee well-being when employees are cared for and provided the agency and autonomy to enhance their well-being in and out of the workplace.
The benefits of a supported workforce are clear:
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Increased retention;
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Enhanced performance;
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Lower healthcare expenses;
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Happier, empowered, and more fulfilled employees.
Workshops Available
​​Well-Being: Moving Towards a Vibrant Life
Wellness has become a commodity in our culture and with all the noise, it can become unclear what exactly it means to have individual and organizational well-being. Drawing on a well-being framework, we will explore the intersections of individual and collective well-being. Participants will gain clarity on what it means for them to be well and the tools and resources they can utilize in and outside the workplace. *Option for 2-8 week well-being series that is based on the well-being course I developed and teach in higher education. ​
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Growing a Stress Mindset for Emotional Wellness
Living a life of meaning and pursuing goals means that we will experience stress. Somewhere along the way we learned that stress is bad and it needs to be and eliminated. This mindset leads to increased emotional distress and lack of motivation to make change. Participants will understand how to recognize their individual stress responses and how their life history and how the cultures around them impact their ability to move through stressors. Participants will learn a powerful, yet accessible, four-step approach that changes how they think, approach, and move through stress. The stress mindset model can be integrated into workplace culture to change the conversation about stress from being something to fear to instead reimagining stress as something to turn towards with courage, clarity, and effort.
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Boundaries & Assertive Communication
We've been sold a myth: that a little pampering equals self-care. True self-care involves much more than feeling good. Boundaries are a skill that can be learned to increase overall wellness. Participants will learn what boundaries are, identify signs that we may need them, and learn skills to assert their needs in all areas of their life.
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Self-Compassion, The Antidote to Perfection
The pursuit of perfection increases stress, procrastination, fear, and decreases motivation, which can have negative impact on one's well-being in and outside the workplace. Participants will learn about the emerging science of self-compassion as a way of making radical change in their lives. Together, we will practice skills that can be used to expanding awareness and increase motivation to work towards what is important. ​​​
Grounded in a Well-Being Framework
As a trained and highly skilled educator, I utilize a teaching approach that assists employees in generatating motivation and confidence to find pathways that support their individual and collective well-being. I ground all of my work in science, utilizing new research in public health, wellness, and psychology.
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Engage in self-inquiry.
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Define personal well-being.
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Acquire accurate, actionable health and wellness information.
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Learn and practice proven skills for more effective engagement in various life areas.
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Cultivate a greater sense of belonging through connection and sharing.
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Tools, skills, frameworks that can be adopted as part of company culture for continued growth.
Pricing
Cost varies based on group size, needs of group, and location that requires travel. I have experience providing employee wellness education online, in-person, and hybrid with small and large groups.​ We can work together to tailor the learning objectives for each offering to meet the needs of your employees and organization.
"Dawn’s stress workshop was a fantastic addition to our company’s well-being offerings. Our team is more resilient today because of the wisdom she brought to us.”
— WIN Waste Innovations, Portsmouth, NH
Photos Credits: Dawn Zitney
Yoga & Meditation
Mind/Body Integration Offerings
All my classes include opportunities for mindfulness, playfulness, skillful movement focused on strength, mobility, and flexibility, breath work, and personal insight.
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Yoga at Your Upcoming Event
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Company event
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Wellness events
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Bachelorette parties
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Family reunions
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Birthday parties
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And more!
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Donated Yoga/Meditation for Non-Profits
If you would like to offer a private yoga class for your community or have a yoga-by-donation class, I'd be honored to volunteer my services. I particularly support non-profits committed to progressive ideals.
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Yoga, Hiking, & Wellness Retreats
My Public Yoga Classes in Dover, NH
​Join me on the mat Thursdays at 4:30pm and Saturdays
at 9:00am and10:30am at Bending Bodhi in Dover, NH.​​
Yoga & Meditation Course, UNH
I've designed and teach a two credit yoga & meditation course in the College of Health & Human Services at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH.
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Yoga for Athletes
As a resident yoga teacher for the University of New Hampshire's Men's Hockey team, I have extensive experience supporting athletes physically and mentally utilizing yoga and mindfulness. I've also worked with athletes on the basketball, football, alpine skiing, track & field, and gymnastics teams. I can help your team experience yoga and meditation for increased mental and physical agility.
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My Yoga Teaching Philosophy​​
​​My yoga teaching style is grounded in accessibility and the science of mind/body integration, not performance and optimization. I believe in honoring the historical foundation of yoga being a practice of individual AND collective liberation. That may mean that sometimes we don't leave our mat feeling soothed, but rather we leave our mat feeling motivated to take action.
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My goals as a yoga teacher are that students experience...​
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New ways to move their body for strength, mobility, stability, and flexibility;
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Increased body awareness;
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Increased body appreciation;
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Strengths of curiosity, courage, and persistence;
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Feelings of calm and joy;
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Insight into ways they can care for themselves off of the mat;
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Motivation to care for others who don't have access to the practices of yoga and meditation. ​
"Dawn was the best instructor I have ever had!
I have taken many yoga classes and courses and the way she approached the class was extremely welcoming and comfortable."
“As a Division1athlete, Dawn has helped me reach a new level connecting with my body and mind. Her practices allow athletes to dig deeper into their bodies and become in touch with small muscles and areas that may be injured or not firing correctly. Dawn has helped me immensely elevate not only my physical game but also my mental focus and strength. I can’t thank Dawn enough for everything she has done for me.”
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— Team Captain, Men's Hockey Team, University of New Hampshire
Wellness Coaching
10 Sessions, $1,000
Behavior change is a process
Being well takes time, self-reflection, effort, and social support. This package kick starts your accountability to put in time and effort and maintain support as you create meaningful behavior change in your life.
Cost of wellness coaching
Sessions will be spaced depending on your individual goals and expire after12 months.
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$1,000 payment, includes 12 sessions
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$120/hour
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Payment plans available
At this time, wellness coaching is not covered by health insurance. However, you can pay using your health spending account (HSA) or pay out-of-pocket.
Discount available for USNH employees. ​
We all desire change but may be unsure how to achieve it. Wellness coaching provides a path.
Wellness coaching offers a framework, based on behavioral science, that encourages self-inquiry as you look and move forward in creating a life that is vibrant and fulfilling.
To help you make lasting behavior change, wellness coaching helps you see your setbacks as learning opportunities, values as intrinsic motivation, and strengths as pathways to moving forward with ease.
Invest in Yourself
Dawn helped me clarify goals that I was having a difficult time deciding how to proceed upon, was very supportive
and understanding through the whole process, and had ample compassion.
- Wellness Coaching Client
"Mindfulness is remembering."
— Joseph Goldstein